Jersey Folklore Festival Explained

Music Festival Name:	Jersey Folklore Festival
Years Active:	2012 Web site: Folklore festival announced by Jersey Live organisers . Bbc.co.uk . 2012-01-16 . 2013-03-21.
Dates:	30 June, 1 July 2012 (weekend)
Website:	http://www.folklorejersey.org.uk/

Jersey Folklore Festival is a music festival held in Saint Helier, Jersey. The venue is People's Park, with a possible capacity of 5,000 people, and two stages. A main stage situated inside a large marquee, and the smaller Agapanthus Stage which is named after the Agapanthus flowers which grow in the park.

History

The plan for this festival was announced after a different annual Jersey folk music festival called Grassroots came to an end, due to financial issues.^{[1] [2]}

The 2013 festival was cancelled due to a lack of funding from Jersey's Tourism Development Fund and timing of permission to hold the event in St Peter.^[3]

2012

The 2012 event took place on 30 June to 1 July. 2,000 people attended over the weekend.^[4] The following acts performed on two stages;

Main Stage

• Van Morrison Saturday night headliner^[5]
• Ray Davies Sunday night headline act^[6]
• Joan Armatrading^[7]
• Nouvelle Vague
• Lee "Scratch" Perry
• Rodriguez
• Badly Drawn Boy^[8]
• Finley Quaye
• Wanda Jackson
• Jake Bugg
• Lloyd Yates

Agapanthus Stage

• John Cooper Clarke
• John Shuttleworth
• Edward Aczel
• Stanley Forbes
• The Recks
• Ashiki
• Rick Jones (musician)
• Frankie Davies (musician)
• Badlabecques (folk band performing in Jèrriais)^[9]
• BBC Radio Jersey Live Show^[10]

See also

• Jersey Live

Notes and References

1. Web site: Folklore festival announced by Jersey Live organisers . Bbc.co.uk . 2012-01-16 . 2013-03-21.
2. Web site: Jersey Grassroots festival organisers leave £114k debts . Bbc.co.uk . 2011-10-12 . 2013-03-21.
3. Web site: 'No backing' blamed for festival failure « This Is Jersey . https://archive.today/20130411231837/http://www.thisisjersey.com/news/2013/03/21/no-backing-blamed-for-festival-failure/ . usurped . 11 April 2013 . Thisisjersey.com . 2013-03-16 . 2013-03-21.
4. Web site: Jersey's first Folklore festival attracts 2,000 people . Bbc.co.uk . 2012-07-02 . 2013-03-21.
5. Web site: Jersey Folklore festival confirms Van Morrison . Bbc.co.uk . 2012-02-23 . 2013-03-21.
6. Web site: Ray Davies confirmed for Jersey Folklore Festival . Bbc.co.uk . 2012-04-27 . 2013-03-21.
7. Web site: Joan Armatrading confirmed for new Jersey folk festival . Bbc.co.uk . 2012-02-03 . 2013-03-21.
8. Web site: Jersey Folklore festival confirms three new acts . Bbc.co.uk . 2012-05-10 . 2013-03-21.
9. Web site: My new project: Badlabecques! | Kit Ashton . 2012-07-02 . https://archive.today/20130128120530/http://www.kitashton.com/node/170 . 2013-01-28 . dead .
10. Web site: BBC Introducing is live from two Jersey festivals . Bbc.co.uk . 2012-06-14 . 2013-03-21.